pull away

pull away
1. transitive verb
wegziehen
2. intransitive verb
anfahren; (with effort) anziehen
* * *
pull away
I. vi
to \pull away away from sb/sth
1. (leave) sich akk von jdm/etw wegbewegen
the bus \pull awayed away der Bus fuhr davon
2. (leave behind) jdn/etw zurücklassen
3. SPORT runner sich akk vom Feld absetzen
4. (recoil) vor jdm/etw zurückweichen
II. vt
to \pull away away ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw wegreißen
to \pull away sth away ⇆ from sb/sth jdm/etw etw entreißen
* * *
1. vt sep
wegziehen

she pulled it away from him — sie zog es von ihm weg; (from his hands) sie zog es ihm aus den Händen

2. vi
(= move off) wegfahren; (ship) ablegen

the car/runner pulled away from the others — der Wagen/Läufer setzte sich (von den anderen) ab

* * *
pull away
A v/t wegziehen, wegreißen
B v/i
1. anfahren (Bus etc)
2. sich losreißen (from von)
3. sich absetzen (from von), SPORT auch sich frei machen
* * *
1. transitive verb
wegziehen
2. intransitive verb
anfahren; (with effort) anziehen
* * *
v.
wegziehen v.

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